January 09, 2015, 11:22AM

MICHauto, a privately funded, industry cluster with support from the Detroit Regional Chamber, was formed with the sole purpose of growing and retaining Michigan's automotive footprint. Here are just 10 reasons the automotive industry is so important to the state, according to MICHauto. Full story »

January 09, 2014, 9:00PM

Ziad S. Ojakli, Ford vice president of government and community relations, said legislators are now more interested than even in recent years in discussing the auto industry and its bright future. Full story »

April 15, 2009, 4:13PM

The state of Michigan this week doled out $543.5 million in tax incentives and refundable credits in exchange for $1.7 billion in investment for four advanced battery manufacturing plants and pledges to create nearly 6,700 new jobs. Is it too good to be true? Only time will tell whether the state's ambitious gamble to single-handedly establish a domestic industry... Full story »

May 29, 2008, 6:00AM

Could greater collaboration between the automotive industry and academia, including marketing Detroit as the country's premier summer internship destination, help retain and attract engineering talent? Auto industry and university representatives explored those and other ideas during a "Race for Talent" seminar May 20 in Plymouth. The event, sponsored by MICHauto and the Engineering Society of Detroit, focused on ways... Full story »